cherokee 971

Does anyone on here run heim joints for there upper and lower control arms?

MallCrawlXJ

yes

SeriousOffroad

No

cherokee 971

Do they make a lot of noise? I have adjustable upper and lowers and its got the heim joints where it bolts to the frame and the axle. It feels like there's no give and it sounds like its gonna fall apart and everything is tight. I was wondering if your was like that

SeriousOffroad

That is exactly why I recommend nothing but OEM style rubber bushings on the axle side of the upper and lower control arms. Solid joints will transmit vibrations and road noise like no other.

cherokee 971

What about johnny joints made by curri would those be as good as the factory style rubber bushings?

SeriousOffroad

No, but they would be better than a standard heim joint.

cherokee 971

Do they make a factory style end that I can screw into my adjustable control arms?

SeriousOffroad

Try Teraflex.biz. They've got some rubber joints with a threaded shaft.

cherokee 971

Thank you for the info I will check it out

cherokee 971

Is it ok to have the heim joints where it bolts to the frame?

fullwidth

Heims do make more noise and make you feel more vibes but when ran with missalignment spacers give the most flex. Whenever I built something that was going to see mainly road use I ran bushings at the body/frame side and heims at the axles. If your going heims don't skimp better heims last longer and are quieter.